Re: Anyone applying for 2018?

Originally Posted by OatsCurrySummer

Expect nothing and you wont be disappointed.

This is my general philosophy haha. Just wish I had a clue where my life was going post-July. If I weren't waiting on JET, I'd probably be applying to other career-related things rn but knowing I might possibly be in Japan is making me not want to put a ton of effort into other applications... although I guess if I had truly adopted that philosophy I'd be applying to other things anyway.. hmm.

Re: Anyone applying for 2018?

Assume you've already failed and get moving on finding something else. Although rejection would suck, rejection without anything else going for you would be awful. Almost as bad as getting accepted and wasting years of your life in Japan.

Re: Anyone applying for 2018?

I cleared my FBI background check yesterday. Holy shit that was fast compared to previous years. They have a new "electronic" system that takes a week instead of 10-12 weeks.

I'm so glad to have that out of the way. The last time I did it, I didn't get results til June, meanwhile the embassy was threatening that if I didn't turn it in, that I would be disqualified. I was a wreck that year.

Originally Posted by Jiggit

But sometimes ALT-sensei use hashi. I think is very subarashii. Maybe it is not real for my eyes. I must ask him if hashi is ok to use. ... So I am still very confused about hashi. I will ask again in the future everyday.

Re: Anyone applying for 2018?

I cleared my FBI background check yesterday. Holy shit that was fast compared to previous years. They have a new "electronic" system that takes a week instead of 10-12 weeks.

I'm so glad to have that out of the way. The last time I did it, I didn't get results til June, meanwhile the embassy was threatening that if I didn't turn it in, that I would be disqualified. I was a wreck that year.

Ahhh, nice! Did you do it early just to get it out of the way? I thought that was something to deal with after notification of results unless you applied for early departure.

Re: Anyone applying for 2018?

The DC embassy sent us an email this month telling us to get the ball rolling on the FBI check if we planned to get it directly from the FBI, presumably still operating under the old 10-14 week timeline. I know from being a candidate in past years that getting this thing in a timely manner was a PITA for a lot candidates, not just me.

I also personally wanted to get it out of the way ASAP.

They also noted the new electronic process but added that they didn't have any experience (since it just started last month or so) with it and said that if you are going to use that, you could probably wait until after results are announced. Slightly conflicting message, but I assume it's owing to the fact that they didn't know exactly how quick the new process is. Per the email, "This option was introduced only last week, and as such our office can make no guarantees to the speed or effectiveness of this method when compared to applying by mail or using a FBI channeler." People planning to use a channeler can still wait til after results (and pay a little more $). Honestly after seeing how quick the new FBI system is, I don't personally see the point of using a channeler.

No matter what you choose, DC said "The deadline to submit this document is in early-June."

I should clarify I only got the FBI results by email/PDF so far. I requested the paper copy as required by JET and I'm still waiting on that. It could arrive today, next week, next month, who knows! Maybe I shouldn't be too quick to praise its speed until I get that.

Last edited by cranguy; February 25th, 2018 at 03:52.

Originally Posted by Jiggit

But sometimes ALT-sensei use hashi. I think is very subarashii. Maybe it is not real for my eyes. I must ask him if hashi is ok to use. ... So I am still very confused about hashi. I will ask again in the future everyday.

Re: Anyone applying for 2018?

But sometimes ALT-sensei use hashi. I think is very subarashii. Maybe it is not real for my eyes. I must ask him if hashi is ok to use. ... So I am still very confused about hashi. I will ask again in the future everyday.